Unit Quizzes Answer Key
UNIT 1 CONVERSATION
1. responsibilities; 2. handle; 3. cope; 4. relief; 5. anxiety;6.feel
GRAMMAR
(Answers will vary.)1.I enjoy(gerund)....;
2. I want (infinitive)..; 3. I am considering(gerund)..;4.I prefer (infinitive) ..; 5. I hope (infinitive)...
TEDTALK
1.experiences;2.chronic;3.relatively;4.transform
UNIT 2 CONVERSATION
1. influence; 2. role model; 3. inspiration; 4. ideals
GRAMMAR
1.c2.b3.a4.e5.d
TED TALK
1.assesses;2.theme;3.quest;4.villainous;5.seek out;6.heroic
UNIT 3 CONVERSATION
1. altruistic; 2. trend; 3. a correlation; 4. an enduring;5. aspirations; 6. priorities
GRAMMAR
1. has improved/has been improving; 2. has fallen/has been falling; 3. has shrunk/has been shrinking; 4. has made/has been making; 5. has increased/has been increasing; 6. has grown/has been growing
TED TALK
1.b2.c3.a
UNIT 4 CONVERSATION
1.truth;2.lie;3.element;4.dishonest;5.white
GRAMMAR
1. must have been; 2. couldn't; 3. may or may not be; 4. car
TED TALK
1.prevalent;2.extroverts;3.introverts;4.body language;5.sincere;6.fake
UNIT 5 CONVERSATION
1.challenges;2.endure;3.push;4.record;5.goal
GRAMMAR
1.He had been competing..;2.She had been ...;3.... Annie had already learned...;4. Scott had been thinking...;5....,Lee had already turned...;6. Josephine had been working...
TED TALK
1.b2.d3.c4.a
UNIT 6 CONVERSATION
1.earn;2.income; 3.donate; 4.an investment; 5.making
GRAMMAR
1. We gave away all of our old DVDs./We gave all of our old DVDs away.; 2. I need to cut back on eating out.; 3. I'll pay you back tomorrow.; 4. I am saving up money so that I can buy a new home.; 5. Karen knows designer jeans are expensive, but she says she can't go without them.
TED TALK
1. good; 2. support charitable causes; 3. have; 4. it is their duty;5.fairer
UNIT 7 CONVERSATION
1.design;2.customized;3.invented;4.innovations;5.discovery
GRAMMAR
1. The world population should reach about nine billion;2. people should be able to live even longer.; 3. Scientists are likely to find a cure for cancer; 4. Certain medical treatments could be cheaper in the future,; 5. Do you think there will be fewer diseases; 6. I doubt that the common cold will ever go away.
TED TALK
1.T;2.F;3.F;4.T
UNIT 8 CONVERSATION
1.get;2.pursue;3.settle;4.raise;5.put
GRAMMAR
(Answers will vary, but all will start with will have + past participle OR will have been + present participle.)
TED TALK
1. identity crisis; 2. peers; 3. procrastinated; 4. investment;5.consciously
UNIT 9 CONVERSATION
1.operate; 2.remote-controlled; 3.program; 4.functions;5.assemble
GRAMMAR 1.a:2.a;3.b;4.b;5.b
TED TALK
1.cooperatively;2.obstacles;3.First responders;4.assess;5.autonomous
UNIT 10 CONVERSATION
1. anxiously; 2. reluctant; 3. patient; 4. very carefully;5.sympathetic
GRAMMAR
1.told;2.had heard;3.had said;4.to turn;5.suggested that
TED TALK
1.b2.a3.b4.b5.a
UNIT 11 CONVERSATION
1.leisurely;2.juggling;3.appreciate;4.restore;5.meaningful
GRAMMAR
1.The;2.x;3.a little;4.a;5.number
TED TALK
1.fondness;2.meditation;3.moan;4.obstructions;5.stands up for
UNIT 12 CONVERSATION
1.persuasive;2.persuaded;3.conflict;4.clarify;5.assert;6.resolving
GRAMMAR
1.b2.c3.a4.f5.e6.d
TED TALK
1.provoke;2.embroiled;3.disprove